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Scarlett Johansson’s Decision to Back SodaStream Over Oxfam Puts Charity’s Anti-Israel Activism Into Spotlight (INTERVIEW)

Oxfam, founded in Oxford, England, in 1942, as the 'Oxford Committee for Famine Relief,' is now one of the world's largest international charities, with an...

January 30, 2014 9:01 pm
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Jewish Leaders Praise Retiring Congressman Henry Waxman

JNS.org - Jewish leaders praised U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), who on Thursday announced his intent to retire, for his contributions to the U.S.-Israel relationship. Waxman, who represented southern California for 20 terms in the...

Israeli Air Force Commander: ‘IAF is Operating Daily Across the Middle East’

Speaking at the Ninth International Space Conference in Herzliya on Wednesday, Israeli Air Force Commander Major General Amir Eshel said the IAF is initiating almost daily defensive or offensive actions across the Middle East, Israel's...

Financial Times Reporter Implies Scarlett Johansson Quit Oxfam for the Money, Then Apologizes

The Financial Times Middle East and North Africa Correspondent, the Cairo and Beirut-based Borzou Daragahi, faced social media talkback on Thursday after implying Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, who quit Oxfam yesterday, did so  for financial...

January 30, 2014 1:41 pm
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Former German FM Fischer in Tehran: West Give Up Support for Israel? ‘Forget it, Never’

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said he answered a question from a group of Iranian...

January 30, 2014 10:49 am
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Human Rights Watch: Assad Regime Destroyed Neighborhoods Suspected of Supporting Rebels

TIME - Over the past two years, the Syrian government has embarked on a systematic...

January 30, 2014 10:42 am
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Israeli Minister Says Abbas World’s Top Purveyor of Anti-Semitism

Times of Israel - Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said that Palestinian Authority...

January 30, 2014 10:40 am
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IDF Shoots, Wounds Man Who Approached Iron Dome Battery Outside Eilat

JNS.org - Israeli soldiers shot and wounded an Arab man who tried to breach the...

January 30, 2014 12:59 am
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Scarlett Johansson Cuts Ties With Oxfam Over Differences on BDS Movement

Actress Scarlett Johansson ended her relationship with  Oxfam International citing "a fundamental difference of opinion"...

January 30, 2014 9:01 pm
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Scarlett Johansson’s Decision to Back SodaStream Over Oxfam Puts Charity’s Anti-Israel Activism Into Spotlight (INTERVIEW)

Oxfam, founded in Oxford, England, in 1942, as the 'Oxford Committee for Famine Relief,' is now one of the world's largest international charities, with an annual...

January 30, 2014 8:23 pm
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Jewish Leaders Praise Retiring Congressman Henry Waxman

JNS.org - Jewish leaders praised U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), who on Thursday announced his intent to retire, for his contributions to the U.S.-Israel...

January 30, 2014 2:17 pm
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Israeli Air Force Commander: ‘IAF is Operating Daily Across the Middle East’

Speaking at the Ninth International Space Conference in Herzliya on Wednesday, Israeli Air Force Commander Major General Amir Eshel said the IAF is initiating almost...

January 30, 2014 1:51 pm
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Financial Times Reporter Implies Scarlett Johansson Quit Oxfam for the Money, Then Apologizes

The Financial Times Middle East and North Africa Correspondent, the Cairo and Beirut-based Borzou Daragahi, faced social media talkback on Thursday after implying Hollywood actress...

January 30, 2014 1:41 pm
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Former German FM Fischer in Tehran: West Give Up Support for Israel? ‘Forget it, Never’

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said he answered a question from a group of Iranian students in Tehran on when the West might give up...

January 30, 2014 10:49 am
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Human Rights Watch: Assad Regime Destroyed Neighborhoods Suspected of Supporting Rebels

TIME - Over the past two years, the Syrian government has embarked on a systematic campaign to demolish large swaths of urban areas and raze...

January 30, 2014 10:42 am
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Israeli Minister Says Abbas World’s Top Purveyor of Anti-Semitism

Times of Israel - Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas espoused more "anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli venom" than...

January 30, 2014 10:40 am
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IDF Shoots, Wounds Man Who Approached Iron Dome Battery Outside Eilat

JNS.org - Israeli soldiers shot and wounded an Arab man who tried to breach the perimeter of an Iron Dome anti-rocket battery in Eilat on...

January 30, 2014 12:59 am
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Scarlett Johansson Cuts Ties With Oxfam Over Differences on BDS Movement

Actress Scarlett Johansson ended her relationship with  Oxfam International citing "a fundamental difference of opinion" over the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the...

January 29, 2014 10:59 pm
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New Foreign Affairs Committee Legislation Strengthens U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership

The House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed legislation on Wednesday to strengthen the strategic partnership between the U.S. and...

January 29, 2014 5:10 pm
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Report: Europe Warns Palestinian Authority Against Rejecting Kerry Framework Peace Plan

Europe will not automatically continue to support the Palestinian Authority if the current U.S.-backed framework agreement talks with Israel fail, Israel's Walla website reported on...

January 29, 2014 4:58 pm
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Visiting Auschwitz, Israeli Officials Cite U.S. Failure to Bomb Death Camp

JNS.org - The Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration's rejection of pleas to bomb Auschwitz was on the minds of several Israeli leaders during the recent...

January 29, 2014 3:50 pm
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Article on Jordanian News Site: All Peoples Must Learn From the Holocaust

On Monday's International Holocaust Memorial Day, Jordanian news site  Almamlakah News posted an article declaring the Holocaust as "the most heinous crime in human history"...

January 29, 2014 3:28 pm
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Ira Forman: Kerry Understands Connection Between Holocaust and Anti-Semitism Today

Jewish-American leader Ira Forman, currently the U.S. State Department Special Envoy to Monitor & Combat Antisemitism, said that Secretary of State John Kerry "understands the...

World

Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Loc...

Austria is facing a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents and anti-Israel rhetoric, prompting outrage from the country's Jewish community and...

Israel

Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaz...

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has dismissed mounting global pressure to end the war in Gaza and accept the creation...

Middle East

US, Israel Recall Negotiators From Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Witkoff Says...

Israel and the United States both recalled their negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar on Thursday, with US envoy...

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